By Maria Bastero
Content Manager at Marketing4eCommerce
TOIn the beginning was an egg : In January 2019, a simple egg became the most popular photo on Instagram , beating the previous record held by reality TV star Kylie Jenner, Kim Kardashian's sister, announcing the birth of her baby. The egg had already received 19 million likes, and has since grown to more than 61 million.
Now it's Leo Messi who holds the record for the photo with the most likes in the history of Instagram. After four years of reign of the famous egg, Leo Messi shattered all records in just two days, with this photo in which he appears lifting the FIFA world champion's trophy.
At the time, the post had over 57 million likes on Instagram, as well as nearly two million comments, and counting. Today, it has over 75.3 million likes and over 2 million comments.
This is the top 10 posts with the most likes in united kingdom number data the history of Instagram:
Lionel Messi celebrating the 2022 World Cup victory: +75.3 million likes
The egg with a world record : +61.1 million
Messi sleeping with the World Cup trophy : +54.4 million
Messi and Cristiano, for Louis Vuitton (post by Cristiano Ronaldo) : +42.3 million
Messi, in another photo with the World Cup : +41.7 million
Cristiano Ronaldo's signing for Al Nassr FC (joint publication by Cristiano Ronaldo and Al Nassr FC) : +35.1 million
Messi, in another photo celebrating with the World Cup : +34.27 million
Cristiano Ronaldo, after Portugal's elimination from the World Cup : +33.8 million
Messi and Cristiano, for Louis Vuitton (Messi's post) : +32.6 million
Reel of a spectacular sunset : +34.2 million
2.The egg with a world record
The world's most famous egg reached 19 million likes at the time, which over time continued to grow, reaching more than 60 million likes today. However, it was unable to maintain its position. It now has 61.1 million likes.